....IT'S TOO DARN HOT, MORE Doctor Who, and Sherman Alexie....

OH MY GOD IN HEAVEN IT IS INCREDIBLY HOT IN OUR HOUSE!!!!! It's insane. We're waiting for an estimate for an air conditioner, meanwhile, we bought two evaporative coolers. Point is, Ladies and Jellyspoons, we're gonna have to visit our mommies for a bit this weekend. I figure our house is turning into some sort of sweat lodge, and I for one ain't having any visions, other than a vision of a new air conditioner.

Other than that I finally got to see "Amy's Choice". The Doctor Who eppie that's new in America, old news in the UK, which is irritating me because I can't even go onto DeviantArt without seeing some sort of spoiler. Of course I think that's what I get for drawing this and joining a "Doctor Who Art" group:

It's called "I Love Eleven". Check out my DeviantArt Page for more of my crap!!!

Anyways it was a pretty good episode, and if you didn't see it don't read this. I guess I liked the idea that Amy wasn't fully admitting to herself that she's not ready to settle down. She was pretty cute pregnant, and Rory was adorable trying to be a good husband. Other than that, a lot of my Whosian pals sort of hyped it up so much that when I actually saw it, I had been waiting for the whole "Amy and the Poncho Boys" joke. But it was the best line ever....

"If we're gonna die, let's die looking like a Peruvian flute band!"

Oh yes, homemade ponchos and cute Time Lords make for a GREAT "Doctor Who Margarita Saturday"!!!

Which brings me, SORT OF to my next topic. I love my Doctor and I tend to get a bit carried away!

I have been reading Sherman Alexie's books for some years now.

Out of all his books, (and I've read nearly all of them) my favourite remains the first I ever read, "Reservation Blues". I picked this book up by chance in our local library and read it all the way through in a couple of days. If you haven't read it, it's so amazing. It's why I love his character Thomas Builds-The-Fire. It's about three Spokane Indian guys, Thomas, Victor, and Junior, who end up possessing the possessed guitar of an old blues man, and start a band called "Coyote Springs" with it. It's amazingly good.

The last two of his books that I read were "Flight", and "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian". "Flight" was an amazing story about a troubled teen who gets to see life through the eyes of several different people, before he commits a bank robbery. I read it in one night.

"Part-Time Indian" was really good and SOOO funny. It's about a boy named Junior (notice a pattern, I'm sure it's not the same Junior) who wants to go to the white school off of his reservation to play basketball and get a better education. Of course he gets a lot of flack from his very angry best friend Rowdy, but he seems to over come it in the end.

One thing about Sherman's books that you have to understand before you read them: He's a very proud Spokane Indian who loves basketball, and Hank Williams. These books feed me in ways other books haven't been able to in a long time. I always wait for the new books. Have been for a long time.

My sis ordered me this one today! I was veryyyyyy happy!! I can't wait to open it. I love new book smell, especially if it's one of his books. I need to get all of his poetry books.

So I guess that's it for tonight!! It's nearly 1 am and I need to get to bed for work in the morning.

OH yeah....I'm gonna loose my job. Meh. I'll be okay.

AND NOW THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE!!

Ahhhh yes, a picture of my LOVE in SWEEEEDEEENN!! AHHH, or was this Finland? I don't remember. NO WAIT! It was Helsinki, Finland.

I LOVE YOU SWEETIE!!

HAZ A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!!

~Moni

....Doctor Who and My Whole New Level of Nerd....

SO, LAST NIGHT, ON DOCTOR WHO "MARGARITA SATURDAY" I bought myself a sonic screwdriver. Not just ANY sonic screwdriver, but the 11th Doctor's sonic screwdriver. Now, this came as a surprise to me. YES!! Ladies and Gents, I did surprise myself as I ordered a replica of the tool the Doctor uses for everything (except a screwdriver). I have even decided my halloween costume this year, and yes, you guessed it, I will be The Doctor.

Now reading that whole thing back to myself, I have realized, even if my sister says it isn't true, that I have crawled onto a whole new platform, a new level of nerd that I didn't know existed. I will tell you that it's NICE to have a new obsession! It's nice to be in love with something fresh and new.

Don't get me wrong, I'm still that rockabilly gypsy you all know and love, but I do wonder how much more there is to me. Clearly, science fiction fangirl never crossed my mind.

Of course, I am strictly an Eleven kind of girl.

Matt Smith is one hot timelord. I absolutely love him as the doctor, love him in his little bow tie and suspenders, love his little quips and jumbles. I love to watch him be the Doctor. Beyond that, my love for him seems to stay aboard the Tardis.

And my Amy Pond love is huge! I usually don't like cute girls on TV because they fake their way through it all. They just don't TRY because they are so cute. Well, Karen Gillan is cute, yes, but she makes Amy Pond funny and smart, wonderful and quirky. I dig that. I dig that she's doing her job as an actress: making me believe she's a wide eyed Doctor's companion.

Now, so far I've only seen up to Episode 6, "The Vampires of Venice". Everyone else who actually has the BBC (you're probably not watching Ramsey's Fucking Kitchen Nightmares 99 percent of the goddamn time) is already two episodes ahead of me, and BBC America isn't showing the next episode until June 5th.

That's not that far away, right? I'll be fine.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!! BUT NOBODY TELL ME!!! I actually REALLY wanna know if Rory, (Amy's fiance) is actually gonna stick around for as long as I think he might, because he might not grow on me. OH well, at least I will have Matt to stare at.

Anyways, back to my Level of Nerd.

Tonight my Nikki-Sisser bought me a Doctor Who eleventh doctor action figure. Complete with the screwdriver, and the body, of the tenth Doctor. I let out this weird Pod People scream when I saw it, too. Above that was Tardis Talking Bank. HOLY CHRIST!! Somewhere to keep my Chris Isaak ticket money!! LOVE!!

I left with the doll. I'm a sucker for a picture of Matt.

She assured me this was nothing like the Level of Nerd I had reached when I watched seaQuest. Of course, I was watching seaQuest for essentially the same reason I'm watching Doctor Who. A cute, skinny, light eyed white boy. For sure, they are my downfall.

I loved Jonathan for his big blue eyes, I love Chris for his big blue eyes and guitar playing and voice and ass and....*cough* sorry. I love Matt for his cuteness and whiteness, I guess. Of course I just learned he plays guitar. So, there's that.

Okay, well I'm getting sleepy. It's time for the.....

GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE!!

OH THANK YOU JESUS!!! HALLELUJAH!!

HAZ A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!

~Moni

....Tyra Sanchez, Doctor Who, and Other Stuff I Was Too Lazy To Blog About When It Happened....

ISN'T SHE BEAUTIFUL!! I ACTUALLY REALLY ENDED UP LIKING TYRA SANCHEZ AT THE END. She truly is a badass. I am a bonafide RuPaul's Drag Race fan, and can't wait to see RuPaul's Drag U!! HELL! I JUST LOVE RuPAUL!! I never used to really watch reality TV, but when it's this awesome I can't help it. I enjoyed this season's dragness even more than the last.

I agreed with Ru's decision. Tyra got off her ASS and worked it. WORKED. IT. I was so happy she won because, even if JuJubee is fabu, and even though Raven is a star, neither of them were working as hard. If you ask me, Juju got by on her story. She was charming because she looked like a real girl and because she was adorable. Raven needed to stop hating. I adored watching her be beautiful, but damn, girl, you need to let somebody earn their sunshine.

All that aside, it's been a busy TV watching month for me.

Lately I've been watching a lot of shows that I would not have before. I started to watch Doctor Who after the suggestion of my little Sisser. I liked David Tennant, he was funny, and Catherine Tate was interesting enough. I had seen some of her sketch show. I really did love the episodes that I saw.

I thought, "I should be watching this show but I'm too lazy. It's too far gone. The Doctor's already about to 'regenerate'." So, when I saw the adverts for the new season, and when I saw Matt Smith....GURRRLLL....he looks just like MY MAN!! (You know which man, I'm not highlighting that one.) BECAUSE of that I couldn't take my eyes off of him. I mean really, it's CREEPY how much he resembles Isaak. I ashamed to admit that this is why I've started watching it. I LOVE IT!! I love the stories, I love Karen Gillan! I LOVE THIS SHOW....and I sorta like looking at Matt. But only because he looks SOOOOOOO much like Chris. It's like I could have TWO of them. I can't of course, but that would rock beyond belief.

Anyways, I'm done being pervy now.

Last night I slept in my new house for the first time, and let me tell you I slept HORRIBLE. But it was okay. I love my room, I love my new bed, I love the fact that I'm gonna be able to live with my big Sisser!! I'm so happy.

Also, my aunts labor is being induced so I might have a new cousin tonight. I'm already and an auntie waiting for her new nephew to arrive, so happy that I'm gonna have TWO little boys that I love so much my heart is spilling over! BABIES EVERYWHERE!!!

Guess that's it for the moment, but I might have more inane bullshit later!! Thanks for reading, if you do!!

And NOW....

THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE!!!

SHIT! SORRY!! I get them confused.

Oh yeah, that's what Moni likes. I love you baby!<3

HAZ A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!

~Moni

....Tired of Painting, Popcorn Ceiling SUCKS, and Lowe's Knows Who We Are ....

I'M SO GODDAMN SICK OF PAINTING. Well....not fun painting. I've been wanting to fun paint for weeks. Right now? We're painting the house. Yes, ladies and germiephobies, Mr. and Mrs. Chavez got the keys. We haven't really....MOVED IN just yet. We've, so far, painted a few rooms, and T.C. went popcorn ceiling scrape CRAZY!! But he's he good at it!! I tell you he's a regular Holmes on Homes!! WHICH is where I got the IDEA to tell him that i knew how to scrape popcorn texture off of a ceiling. Cough.

But it's been fun, a wonderful scary change, and we're pretty happy with it. I just never wanna see a damn roller for a LONG TIME. My shoulders, fingers, everything is SORE. I still have to paint the other room I'm going to inhabit. Really we've just been working very very hard, a lot of it has been trial and error....mostly error....but goddamn it we can say we did it ourselves with minimal help. Our little sister Amanda was amazing. She helped me paint my whole bedroom and helped with the dining room and anything else she could. She's the bestest.

Oh, btw, if you're gonna shell out the money for Valspar, it's not bad. Just don't think you can walk up to the guy at Lowe's and get what you want, GOD FORBID you pick the wrong MATTE!! Valspar is just hella involved. Too much precise mixing and applying.

I think the people at the Lowe's in our town now recognize us, and wish we'd go home. This is, obviously, my paranoia. The paint mixers see us coming. I know coz they look like this:

(I finally get near Photoimpression 4 again and I LOOSE MY TOUCH!! This is the worst picture I've ever made.) Anyway it's just bad. My big Sister is doing stuff she'd never had tried had her husband not bought her a house for her birthday. We're pretty happy. I'm pretty buzzed. I think it's bedtime. I was TRYING to not fall asleep in the middle of Craig Ferguson like I have every night since we've starting working. OH WELL!! NIGHT!!!

AND NOW THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE!!

I love you, you're so cute. <3

HAZ A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!! <3

~Moni

....Almost....THERE!!!....

OH MY GOD. I MIGHT HAVE TO MOVE AGAIN SOON!! It's a good thing everything is still packed. Feels like we've been reaching into nothingness for some time now. I'll be honest, the most I've had on my mind is getting the money to see Chris Isaak again. And not just the one ticket. I want the V.I.P package. Dammit I want my PICTURE!!! Actually that's a lie. I've been thinking about anything that makes it seem as if my life has some sort of roots. I am temporarily living in the house my mom and her boyfriend are renting. My clothes are here, my bed is here, and my stuff is in the garage in boxes, getting dusty. My posters are rolled up and sitting on my entertainment desk, and I miss having my cave. I miss my room a lot.

But truly, I am ready, finally at the age of 26, to be on my own. YES it's lame but it's true. It would be nice to be able to do, wear, or say something without worrying what my mom thinks. Even if in the years we've lived together there's probably not a lot I haven't said or done, or worn. But I will miss her, but it'll be okay. I'm happy to finally be able to live with my best friend.

I've been sleeping deep and dreaming crazy shit. I've been hungry and sick at the same time, and I've had legs so sore you'd think I'd been riding horses. (Go ahead, make a sex joke, I"m sure you will.) I've been watching Drag Queens be fabulous and lip sync for their lives, I've watched my man sit in Bhutan and be a sexy piece of ass. I took a nap this afternoon and woke up at 5:00 pm thinking I was late for work. I went to Carlsbad, NM after a week of pretending I wasn't in town, ate twinkies and watched television with my Sis. Frankly, I'm fucking tired.

I think I should go to sleep.

On that note, here's the gratuitous Chris Isaak picture!

HAZ A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!
~Moni

....RuPaul's Drag Race, Varla Jean Merman, and Why I love Drag Queens....

I ALMOST FEEL, AS A STRAIGHT GIRL, I HAVE NO REAL AUTHORITY TO WRITE THIS LATEST ENTRY. But I love drag queens oh so much. I watched the entire first season of "Rupaul's Drag Race" for two reasons: One, I have always loved RuPaul since I first saw her. I think I was like 8. Two, drag queens make me wish I was gay boy so I could join them. I mean I COULD dress up, but then I would just be an over done woman. I already wear a neck-breaking amount of eyeshadow and liner.

Anyways, the first season was great!! They were all very good, looked hella sexy, and in some instances, I forgot they were boys. Shannel impressed me something crazy. She said she was showgirl, and damned if she didn't work it. I loved it all. I loved Nina Flowers, she even more stunning!! AND BEBE ZAHARA BENET!!! What a gorgeous Jungle Woman!! I'm telling you, the girls last year were awesome. Now I'm not saying the girls this year are awful, they're just not, to me, trying as hard as last year. They're all sort of, well, skanky. I like Raven....she's pretty. I don't know....maybe I just like my drag queens a little more AMAZING.

LIKE VARLA JEAN MERMAN!! I'm absolutely in LOVE with her.

I saw her the other night on one of Logo's stand-up specials, OHHHH MY GOD so funny and pretty!! She was a freaking dirty slut and sang some kick ass original songs, check out "Pearl Necklace". I'm telling you, pee your pants funny!!!

I'm really not sure why drag queens appeal to me. Maybe it's the clothes, or maybe the make up, or the fact that a man can just put on some make up, and look way better than I ever have in a dress. I've seen some absolutely beautiful queens, and have dug them all!!! I guess, I just appreciate the art form they work so hard at.

GOD BLESS YOU BEAUTIFUL LADY BOYS!!! <3

AND NOW, THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE!!!

Could you be, the most beautiful boy in the world?? LOL

HAZ A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!! <3
~Moni

....Moving, My Poster Dilemma, and Paintings....

I AM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE MOVING AWAY FROM HOME. Unforeseen events have led to the culmination of my entire family moving out of our house and into more affordable digs. I am moving in with my Sisser (My best friend of 10 years who'd be insulted if I called her my friend) and her husband, who also means the world to me. It's fucking scaring me retarded, let me tell you. I'm very excited to be finally getting out on my own in some way, but at the same moment I will miss my Mom very much. I think what I'll miss most is having her there to talk to. A lot of crazy shit went down and I fucking hate it.
Anyway, moving is bringing up some issues. FIRST on the menu is my closet. It's fucking stuffed with crap. It's mostly old clothes and crap from my old room. I miss that room. It was huge. It was also yellow and covered in Backstreet Boys posters at one point. SECOND is my posters. I have an Isaakwall , it's fucking insane and covered from end to end, and also leaks off onto the next wall. All my Stevie posters barely went up a few months ago and have go down now.

My paintings are all on canvas and heavy as hell. Mostly....I'm just exhausted thinking about it.

Which brings me to the fact that I'm working on two commissions and one painting for fun. My first commission comes from my Sisser who wanted a Bioshock painting of a Little Sister and Big Daddy about to harvest someone. She's pretty in love with Bioshock. The end result should look like this:

But probably not because my work is so matter of fact. There's really not much mystery. The colours are very solid. The last painting I did was of the CI Man it came out pretty good actually, and it was the first time I'd really done a lot of shadow and light. I was pretty happy with myself. I usually am when I'm done. I think I'm a good painter. NOT GREAT or fucking Frida Kahlo. I will NEVER be Frida. I like to think in my own way I'm doing something good. It makes me happy.

I've done a few other commissions, one of Bruce Springsteen for my buddy Melissa, another of Adam Lambert for my buddy Caleb, and a painting of my friend Brian which he requested. It's going pretty good, but the thought of moving is making me tired because I have a lot of stuff. I know I can handle it thought, I'm pretty good at adapting.

OH WELL!! Another chapter.

AND NOW THE GRATUITOUS CHRIS ISAAK PICTURE!!

You are sooooooooooooooooooooo beautiful....TOOOO mEEeeeEEE...<3

HAZ A GOOD NIGHT PIPPLEZ!!!

~Moni